On Jan. 19th, 2015 , under the auspices of the Global Geoparks Network , with the support of UNESCO, and under the guidance of the Department of Geoenvironment, Ministry of Land and Resources, P.R. China and the Chinese Geoparks Network, the International Course on Geoparks Management and Development co-hosted by China University of Geosciences and University of the Aegean was closed with a bang, attracting more than 60 representatives from global geoparks, national geoparks, institutes and universities. All the members of the GGN Bureau presented at the international course.
Through this international course, geopark managers had a deeper understanding of the IGGP programme, and the concept and principle of the global geopark management. Representatives from various global geoparks shared their experience and experts form GGN Bureau also gave recommendations to the improvement of global geopark management by introducing international successful management experience. The international course comprised training lectures from GGN experts, workshop(reports from geoparks, discussions and remarks from GGN experts) and field research in Yanqing Global Geopark and Fangshan Global Geopark. This international course will be of great importance to the management and development of the geoparks in China and even the whole Asian-Pacific region.
Representative from Zhangjiajie Global Geopark also made a report and shared management experience. Experts from GGN Bureau spoke highly of the good job done by Zhangjiajie Global Geopark and they also gave good suggestions for the further development of Zhangjiajie Global Geopark.
Representative from Zhangjiajie Global Geopark
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